Sentences with phrase «as a representative agency»

We operate as a representative agency, representing some artists exclusively and others in tandem with the artist's self - representation.

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Last month, the Environmental Protection Agency was sued by a coalition of beekeepers, as well as representatives from the Sierra Club, the Center for Environmental Health, and the Center for Food Safety, for failing to protect bees by approving neonicotinoids without proper review.

In a written petition sent to the House Committee on Ethics dated Feb. 5, Colorado House Representative Jared Polis argued that, because cryptocurrency assets are regarded as commodities by several agencies, Congress members should follow the same financial disclosure requirement as for traditional assets.

E.J. Burke, Chairman of the Mortgage Bankers Association (MBA), today issued the following statement on the confirmation of U.S. Representative Mel Watt to be Director of the Federal Housing Finance Agency (FHFA): «MBA commends the confirmation of Mel Watt as the next Director of

«The White House ignored [the DOJ and FBI's] concerns and approved the publication of the Republican memo with no redactions even though the action was described by the agencies as extraordinarily reckless and omitting material facts,» the representative said.

Perusing the index of Origins, the weekly publication of representative documents and speeches compiled by Catholic News Service, our imaginary historian will note, for example, the following initiatives undertaken at the national, diocesan and parish levels in 1994 - 95: providing alternatives to abortion; staffing adoption agencies; conducting adult education courses; addressing African American Catholics» pastoral needs; funding programs to prevent alcohol abuse; implementing a new policy on altar servers and guidelines for the Anointing of the Sick; lobbying for arms control; eliminating asbestos in public housing; supporting the activities of the Association of Catholic Colleges and Universities (227 strong); challenging atheism in American society; establishing base communities (also known as small faith communities); providing aid to war victims in Bosnia; conducting Catholic research in bioethics; publicizing the new Catechism of the Catholic Church; battling child abuse; strengthening the relationship between church and labor unions; and deepening the structures and expressions of collegiality in the local and diocesan church.

(Napa, CALIF.)-- Some of the hottest issues wine business executives and winery owners face today, including internal theft and crime at wineries, will be examined at the 24th Annual Wine Industry Financial Symposium in September by a powerhouse panel of professionals who have worked for agencies such as the Secret Service, representatives from the -LSB-...]

(Napa, CALIF.)-- Some of the hottest issues wine business executives and winery owners face today, including internal theft and crime at wineries, will be examined at the 24th Annual Wine Industry Financial Symposium in September by a powerhouse panel of professionals who have worked for agencies such as the Secret Service, representatives from the Napa County District Attorney's office, as well as experts from the banking and accounting sectors of the wine business.

Between 1994 and 2003, Dr Garnett served as the Executive Director of the Australian Nuclear Science & Technology Organisation and as an Australian representative to the United Nations International Atomic Energy Agency.

The programme includes speakers from distillery owners, design agencies, industry bodies as well as representatives from some of the biggest names in the spirits sector.

Evidence was to be submitted by all parties, as well as by representatives of racing's Thoroughbred Protective Agency, the track police and, possibly, the FBI.

That's why I reckon the ad agency for Sweetgreen said, «Let's just take some of the best foods from each of those countries, put them on a tray and photograph them, then present them as being representative of international school meals.»

Participants from various IBFAN organizations, aid agencies, non-governmental organizations, social service organizations, health care workers, policy makers and representatives from WHO and UNICEF, discussed the protection of breastfeeding and the establishment of breastfeeding cultures as vital components in measures dealing with this topic.

«To that end, as the Attorney General and the legislature appear open to revising their policies, the Governor's office will convene a meeting with representatives from the legislature, the Attorney General and the Comptroller to come up with one uniform email retention and FOIL policy that applies to all State officials and agencies.»

Yesterday the UK Border Agency's policy of detention of torture victims was described as «inhumane» by a UN human rights council representative to Britain.

«As the proud Representative of the Adirondacks, we rely on the important work being done by the EPA to protect our nation's ecological treasures, and I urge Administrator Pruitt to maintain the highest scientific standards at this important agency.»

That facility, activated most recently during a blizzard in February and storm flooding in March, has room for as many as 60 representatives of emergency - response agencies.

Encouragement should be given for representatives from other relevant bodies to be involved such as; district councils, the Highways Agency, Network Rail, local Chambers of Commerce and other key transport groups.

To perform all duties as prescribed in the City Charter and any other duties prescribed under law; to receive Calendars and notices of meeting of all City Agencies required to refer matters to the Community Boards pursuant to the City Charter and to inform the Board members of such Calendars and notices; to attend any meetings required by the Mayor and / or the Borough President pursuant to the City Charter or to designate his / her representative or representatives to attend.

The president at the dinner that attracted the Senate President Bukola Saraki; Speaker of the House of Representatives, Yakubu Dogara, Chief Justice of the Federation, Mahmud Muktar and top private sector and government functionaries from Cameroon also thanked the United Nations, UN and other international donor agencies for their various assistances to IDPs across the country just as he condoled with the families of Boko Haram victims along the Nigeria / Cameroon border.

Legislator Rob Calarco (D - Patchogue) said the Southern Pine Beetle Joint Commission would assemble a team of representatives from several agencies to combat the threat: four towns — including Riverhead and Southampton — the state Department of Environmental Conservation, the County Executive's Office, parks and environment departments, Cornell Cooperative Extension as well as the Pine Barrens Commission and the county water authority.

They also fill the role of recording / records management officers as well as representatives of many government agencies on all levels: federal, state, county, town and village.

Representatives of Mayor Stephanie Miner and Assemblyman William Magnarelli said they had no information, as did Andrew Maxwell, director of the Syracuse - Onondaga County Planning Agency.

The representatives of UJA - Federation of New York, the United Way, the Federation of Protestant Welfare Agencies and other groups called on Cuomo to include them in the process as the new chief executive tackles Albany's $ 9 billion budget deficit.

According to this Reuters article, «A Senate Democratic aide said Republicans in the House of Representatives were insisting on including policy language aimed at restricting abortions, as well as prohibiting the Environmental Protection Agency from regulating carbon emissions.»

The move comes as representatives at the NASUWT's Annual Conference in Birmingham are set to debate a motion condemning the exploitation of supply teachers through the use by some agencies of umbrella companies and zero - hours contracts.

The senator, along with representatives from city agencies and the offices of other elected officials, gathered on Rutgers Street (near Madison Street) to watch as the final slabs of concrete were poured.

Richard St. Paul, Louis Trangucci and Albert Tarantino, the three Republican members of the New Rochelle City Council have made a home rule request of New Rochelle's four Albany lawmakers — State Senators Jeff Klein and Suzi Openheimer and State Assembly Representatives Amy Paulin and George Latimer — requesting their assistance in «the drafting and filing of State legislation under Home Rule provisions to allow the City of New Rochelle to have full power to approve the New Rochelle Industrial Development Agency (IDA) decisions as it relates to granting benefits to IDA applicants.»

DeParle convened meetings twice a week in the Old Executive Office Building, bringing together representatives of agencies as far - flung as the Internal Revenue Service, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and OMB's regulatory office — all of which had a role in putting the law into practice.

Several board members who support repeal, including the Island's representative, Roger Tilles, questioned the agency staffers» analysis of the legislation, as did state teachers union leaders during a later news conference.

«In light of ongoing investigations, please be advised that all policy makers at executive agencies and authorities are directed not to engage in «lobbying communications» with Mr. Todd Howe, his staff, and agents as well as any representative of WHO Government Solutions, without advance approval from the Office of the Counsel to the Governor,» the directive read.

The U.S. House of Representatives voted unanimously to approve Democratic Congressman Sean Patrick Maloney's legislation to rename the post office on Route 17M in Monroe as the «National Clandestine Service of the Central Intelligence Agency NCS Officer Gregg David Wenzel Memorial Post Office.»

Many in the Hoosick Falls Central School auditorium viewed the discussion — which included representatives from the Environmental Protection Agency, Centers for Disease Control and National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences — as a way for Gillibrand to grasp the depth of the problem.

As per the agreement, the land bank will have an 11 - member board, consisting of five city representatives, three county representatives and one each from Lackawanna, Tonawanda and Empire State Development, the state's economic development agency.

In recent months, Mr. Cuomo's chief representative to the binational agency that manages the bridge has described his Canadian counterparts, in e-mails he sent to them, as «duplicitous,» criticizing their «deceitful, disrespectful and arrogant behavior.»

The Forum was well - attended by various DSS Senior and Executive staff, as well as community advocates and agency representatives.

Yesterday, representatives of many of those agencies, as well as State Senator Daniel Squadron, City Councilmember Margaret Chin and staff from the offices of Assembly Speaker Sheldon Silver and Borough President Scott Stringer got together to discuss the situation.

The News Agency of Nigeria reports that the strategic meeting involved INEC officials, representatives of security outfits involved in the conduct of the election as well as the National Orientation Agency, and the National Youth Service Corps.

The event was attended by Zamfara Governor, Alhaji Abdul» aziz Yari and his deputy, Wakkala, representatives of international agencies such as the EU, ECOWAS and UNDP as well as security agencies and traditional rulers.

The stage in the Sumner Redstone Theater was packed with representatives from more than 30 city agencies as well as political leaders and the commander of the 114th Precinct.

The day - long event was organized by the AAAS Center for Science Diplomacy and drew more than 200 people, including representatives from the U.S. State Department and other federal agencies, as well as leaders from UNESCO and The World Academy of Sciences in Trieste, Italy, and the Costa Rican ambassador to the United States.

The program gave participants an opportunity to speak with members of Congress, as well as representatives from federal agencies such as the Patent and Trademark Office and the Small Business Administration.

The social and behavioral sciences directorate did less well than the agency as a whole, as Representative Lamar Smith (R — TX), joined by House Majority Leader Eric Cantor (R — VA), succeeded in blocking a $ 15 million increase to the directorate's budget.

The AAAS - Lemelson Invention Ambassadors came to AAAS in July to tell the public about their inventions and to meet with representatives of federal agencies such as the Patent and Trademark Office and the Small Business Administration, as well as with Rep. Bill Foster (D - Ill.)

The House of Representatives Science and Technology Committee today scaled back proposed funding levels for three key science agencies as part of its reauthorization of the America COMPETES Act.

As part of the stimulus package, a House of Representatives panel proposed yesterday to give a $ 250 million boost to the space agency's efforts to understand changes in the planet's climate.

Representative Harold Rogers (R - KY), chair of the House Appropriations Committee, is proposing deep budget cuts in some agencies as part of an overall Republican plan to trim federal spending.

Republicans in the U.S. House of Representatives have again shown their low regard for the Census Bureau, voting to use it as a bank to fund other federal agencies and telling people they don't have to fill out a survey that allows the government to track the country's changing demographics.

The U.S. House of Representatives could vote as early as this week to approve two controversial, Republican - backed bills that would change how the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) uses science and scientific advice to inform its policies.

As reported in the previous Policy Alert, the House of Representatives is scheduled to vote on the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Secret Science Reform Act (H.R. 1030).